Hindella angustifrons Salter 1851 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Alternative combinations: Cryptothyrella angustrifrons, Hemithyris angustrifrons, Hyattidina angustifrons, Hyattidina augustifrons

Belongs to Hindella according to L. R. M. Cocks 2008

See also Cocks and Toghill 1973 and Temple 1987

Sister taxa: Hindella cassidea, Hindella crassa, Hindella incipiens, Hindella kiaeri, Hindella prima, Hindella prinstana, Hindella umbonata, Cryptothyrella lacrima, Cryptothyrella ovoides, Cryptothyrella terebratulina

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (24 collections)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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